I am a dealer tech for Mercedes, and I just want to say you nailed it on the head with your rant on dealers. I’ve been in the game over 19 years now, and I can honestly say it’s a different world! All the dealers are corporate owned now. The pride in ownership of these dealers is gone. They are ran by bean counters and under paid “ managers” that couldn’t care less about the customer. The pressure to produce, and lack of training is a killer.
It's a US-made euro-bad-car, that's even worst, American workers can't assemble that mess, not even the Germans can, and maintain it? takes some patience to do it 19 years, well done, feel good for your work
I do my own work on my Benz. I trust my Mexican to change my hoses more than any dealer in San Diego. Specialty Benz repairs suck too. They couldnt even replace the purge valve hose when it tore before they had it for a week while doing my tranny mount and brake flush.
Gonna say, I owned one of these X5 models bought of my cousin's wife after he died. Loved the engine, terrible fuel economy and breaking plastic parts, etc. What pissed me off was the battery went bad and it is located in the back under the spare, under bolts. Sold it for 2000 and bought a Tacoma and Benz instead.
@@markstevens1729 Yet again, we have another American who only likes GM and Ford products. Cars like these are not cheap, they need preventive maintenance which is more expensive than other brands and they also have maintenance intervals, which are made for reliability reasons - you don't want to slack on them. These cars depreciate and when you have Ferrari-priced maintenance in a Toyota-priced car, you're asking for it. People buy these cheap, except cheap maintenance prices, but realise they can't afford it, so the cars break and break and come to a point where it costs an arm and a leg to fix and get right. They then get sold on and bought by people like Hoovie, who rants about their reliability. Smh American people...
@@saimk4239 im an american who doesnt like american cars. these bmws are junk lol who buys something to only have it in the shop and cost u a fortune lol i would never. give me a new one on under warranty or give me a used lexus i never have to worry about
@@saimk4239 Bro how did you copy exactly what I was going to say! Haha well said. People always have something to say and have no clue. The video even shows how dumb people can be, you take it to the dealer and they say it’s good to go and things that have been checked and in reality it hasn’t, so the owner is expecting a good car. These cars are for people with money and who’s familiar to the car. People love to get their opinions rushed on here as if BMWs 3L - 6L performance calibrated engines are suppose to be as simple and cheap as the a 1.5L-2.5L Toyota/Honda/ economy focus or whatever motors, ridiculous.
My favorite thing about Hoovie, The Wiziard and Ninja’s channels is that they have seen fit to fight the common notion that all “mechanics” are out to get you… as a tech myself, no longer making a living that way, it warms my heart to see good folks doing things right and finding a way to make financial gain in an honest and helpful way for folks who may not know anything about the topics at hand. THIS! This is what TH-cam started as and these fellas have refined it into “Edutainment”! I want in!
@shawn bishop if you were in Illinois I know a guy from Lebanon most honest and trustworthy mechanic I’ve ever met and one of the best human beings I’ve met too he specializes in all cars but his son is into BMWs especially the five series so much so that I would buy a BMW because of his father and I have never heard anything positive about BMW maintenance
On the flip side, finding the wrong independent shop and your car is toasted! The guy might claim to know how to work on your specific car/engine and ends up messing it up completely!
I'd definitely polish up the headlights on all the 2001 line-up models of yours, so they would almost look brand new on photos from a certain distance (I guess there will be a lot of photos now that you've collected them all). Clouded, yellowish headlights can really age down a cars' look, worth doing them.
Yeah spend $20 on one of those Meguiars headlight polishing kits. I was able to do 4 or 5 cars with that before I ran out, made them all look like brand new and idiot proof, they give you all the sandpaper and polish in one box.
@@flbartlett you do realise that you can 'feel' massively screwed right? So grammatically there was nothing wrong with that sentence. It was expressing a state of mind. But hey it's an x5 so both work perfectly fine .
@@flbartlett Ha, all good I was just stirring shit. Can't say I've seen youtube marketing grammerly, I just get a tonne of political ads for Australia.
I wonder if the seller faked the inspection by downloading a template inspection sheet off the internet and adding their own check marks. Like a blank Word document where they can type the check marks in. And they marked some problems to make themselves seem honest.
Or the inspector at the BMW dealership mixed up two different cars and that's why he said some things on Hoovie's BMW were broken but they really were fine (like tie rods) and passed the inspection when it shouldn't have.
This would make for an amazing Cartrek episode. Instead of constant challenges, an actual Top Gear like presentation/tribute about the 2001 BMW lineup like what they did with Lancia.
Jonny was being polite, he didn't want to say the dealer defrauded Tyler on camera. Which is exactly what the dealer did as they clearly didn't do an inspection and just ticked all the boxes. If a dealer did that to me it'd be lawsuit time.
@@jwenting Read the fine print. Surely you don't think a dealership is going to open itself up to litigation for some meth-uped washed-out mechanic do you?
I just bought an X5 3.0 SPORT w those 4.4 20 inch wheels that hoovie has in his video. Just bought all new 20 inch toyos at iii. I put drilled and slotted rotors all new tires, new rear brakes, new o2 sensors, spark plugs, filters and fluids, and got it to pass smog. Got it for 2k 140k miles clean title mint cherry black interior. It runs great. Just tinted it. I paid 1000$ back fees and about 1k in service i did myself and parts. It a great vehicle now.
It would be cool to see Tyler’s fleet of early 2000s, all silver BMW fleet alongside all new, comparable BMW vehicles in silver. M8 next to the Z8, Z4 next to the Z3, etc
Just this morning on Jonny's channel a customer brought in a BMW straight from the dealer for work. He did have the dealer replace the battery with an AGM version and when Jonny looked at it, it wasn't an AGM battery. There's a reason we call them "stealers" not "dealers".
Volvo just issued a recall for our 2002 and 2007 wagons. We'll have to have the airbags replaced at the dealership. I'm scared these guys will screw it up in a hurry and get me killed!
I'm lucky I got a good Honda dealer by me. Never up sell, let me known my Acura is in great shape and actually do work. I also only do things like alignment and fluids with them. There is other brands around that I'd never even drive into the lot of.
And then the rear lower control arm bushings. And I think the air suspension wasn’t designed well, I had clips crack on mine and it exposed a leak, air suspension problems.
Tbh this has become one of my most favourite Shows on TH-cam rn. Just like Johnny said, this has never been done before and the lineup youre creating is incredibly unique. Really looking forward to the track day!
Spot on with your assessment of dealerships. If it doesn't throw a code or explode, they want nothing to do with it. Companies don't stand behind their products anymore.
My mom briefly owned one of those first gen 4.6is's that her friend sold her *very* used in like 2014. I was only 18 but even then I still knew how much of a tragedy it was gonna be, and I tried to talk her out of it but she loved the way it drove and she got a "great deal" on it from the friend. That thing wound up being such a massive pile of shit, she traded it in like 8 months afterwards. It just did not want to live on this earth. I've never seen a car break so comically so many times
So many people think used BMWs are great deals. They’re only great if they’ve been really properly maintained, which most haven’t. I bought a manual E53 budgeting for a grand or two in repairs, in six months it’s only needed an oil change.
When you first buy a BMW used you are can understand how the Germans could think they could fight the world in two world wars. The cars are beautifully engineered. After you own them and they are out of warranty, you then see why they lost two world wars. My 2002 330CI was gorgeous, until the sunroof broke, the electrical issues, and the interior glue started falling apart. The sagging headliner was a sign that the car needed to go. I look at BMW's, but I don't buy anymore. Lexus for me.
@@stormix5755 Even when they have been maintained well, it's only a matter of time before you need to tear the front of your car off for a repair or empty your pockets.
@@Widemouth1832 yep you cannot beat lexus quality. My 2005 ES330 now has just passed 270,000 miles and it is absolutely perfect. Just needed general maintenance. Every little feature still works too and it’s in beautiful shape. I pamper it lol. I also recently just bought a very neglected GS430, needs a lot of cosmetic work but mechanically it’s very welll and it’s a beast!
I stopped working for dealerships when they stopped increasing pay based on door rates and replaced them with upsell incentives, productivity incentives, customer survey results. They hope that these incentives make techs better, but because they get flat rate, it's better to just rush the job and beat the labor time than to try for these bonus incentives
I used to work for a service centre and have been around mechanics most of my life. The book rates are weird. Some "times" are so easily beatable it's comical while others are so tight it's comical. Right now, I know a mech who charges $1200 for a 4 wheel brake job including rotors (not calipers) for a Ford F150 pickup and the dealer charges $1400 per axle. If there are no issues the parts cost him $300 and he can bang it off in about an hour.
Man I almost want to make the trip across the country to have Jonny go thru my 02 325ci. Love this era of bmw. This video has me wanting an X5 now as a daily 😳
I’m so happy for your family of bmws. Can’t wait to see them lined up. When I was ten I used to build and spec. out these cars online with dial-up internet.
owner probably revealed he was only inspecting it to sell it. If he had said he was inspecting it to fix then they would have found everything plus things not needed to stack on top !
@@jcmerchan5336 Seems probable - given that the seller purchased the PPI, it would be in their best interest to go easy on a vehicle on its way to an out-of-state buyer.
My X brother in law was a service writer for several Mercedes and BMW dealerships in LA. What people don't but should know is they work on commission. That should tell you all you need to know. When you drive up to a service department at your dealership, the service writer is the first person you meet. Cue the theme to Jaws.
Wet sand from as low as 400 up to 800, let dry, then apply spraymax 2k clear for a full lense restoration that'll last years. (lurk in a headlight enthusiast group on fb and that's the go to method for restoring lenses)
I hope Tyler orders a professional photoshoot of the BMW dream team in style of 1999-2001 sales brochures with sunsets and marker lights and glossy pavement. I would buy a poster of that.
actually it would be better than one of his cars, that fiat 124 spider he has and covered is exceptionally rough and needs a full bare metal respray with repairs, with fog lights that have damaged the non original hood fitted to it, and he's asking 15K, when its at most a 6.5K car with the amount of money and work its gonna cost to refinish it back to an acceptable standard, which would be another 12 grand provided they dont find anything else wrong with it.
I own a 2004 X5 3.0L with 6speed manual. It's been the most reliable car I've ever owned, 300,000km and still my daily driver. The V8s had alot a issues and all that power really put that drivetrain to work but with the inline 6 👌
I've got a 3l e53 as a diesel and has over 250'000km at the moment, not a single relevant repair done yet. It's beside my e36 328i i had, the most reliable car i've ever owned!
@8:09 did you see the amount of smoke coming out when you floored it? You can definitely see how the view gets grayed out and clears up once you let off the throttle.
I have a 2004 X5 with the 3.0L 6 cylinder and I love that thing. I've had some issues over the years, but nothing out of the ordinary. Suspension, tires, brakes, power steering pump and some air con maintenance. Things that just eventually go out ,especially on a 16/17 year old vehicle. Seeing your's swaying when you turned the wheel back and forth was nuts and I was telling my wife today as we were on a round a bout to get on the freeway how ours drives more like a sports car than an SUV. I was accelerating around the roundy thing, not slowing down. Once ninja sorts your out, you'll love it for sure.
I still love my 2005 x5M. The windows have been a pain in the ass, but when it's mattered, she got me where I was going. And when she's feeling well she drives like a dream.
These engines are fantastic and the feel of these early X5s, like the first gen L322 it shared so much with, is unbeatable. But there is just so much that keeps breaking. The transmission fail safe mode is a big one.
Tyler's looking at the camera every time Ninja shows an inconsistency is basically Tyler giving an F you to the dealership and the seller who've obviously done a number here.
The first auto brand that separates the dealer from the authorized service shops will win over all the others... Its a conflict of interest. Dealers should sell cars, service centers should service and repair them and sell only spare parts.
Perhaps your onto something BUT if dealers only sold cars lots of them would close down because many break even with the combo one or the other they would die slowly. But I do agree with the current stigma that is car dealer ships they should separate them so they don’t constantly make your car sound like it’s so bad and junky that it’s time to get a new one. You don’t understand how many times I hear ppl say “yeah I took my car to the dealer and they say it’s so bad I need to get a new one, it’s time” that’s like a car dealer that doesn’t have a “sale” going on, when isn’t it “time” to get a new car lol if the dealership tells you your car is tok far gone and it’s time for a new one then immediately ask for the print out of what’s wrong and proceed to take it to another repair shop immediately
@@B0xlife1 I don't think dealerships barely make money selling new cars, I don't know if they changed things but 20 yrs ago when I went to mechanics school, my small business management teacher who used to sell caddys, as part of his class curiculum used the example of this chevy dealership on the high way it was huge. He said the guy who opened it in the late fifties grew it to it's size he managed it and even sold cars into his seventies until he died. His two sons inherited it but wanted nothing to do with selling cars so they hired someone to run it and the only time they stepped foot in there was twice a year to collect a high six or low eight figure check. He explained how they got that check was every car that gm sent the had a certain amount of extra money set aside, say 1000 bucks a vehicle. Everyday it remained unsold gm would deduct a certain amount and when it sold they would get that extra money on top of the mark up for the car, if they were to have a high turn over like that place did they could earn millions a year. They may have changed how they do it now after the bankruptcy and all.
Dude's probably a friend with a tech at that dealership. "Hey, could you inspect this car real quick and make it look good for me, I'll buy you a beer."
Sounds like someone did a desk-based inspection and got check happy with their water-cooled ball point pen. In other trades they call that "radioing" an inspection.
Love this collection you're building. I would expand it to include a 750 iL, a 530/540 touring, and a 3 series sedan and touring, and another clownshoe for the ultimate lineup.
I have same year and color model, only with a M57 3.0D. 287 000 miles, engine is in perfect condition, even the turbo is original. Only changed 1 injector. Gearbox was rebuilt 4-5years ago (about 2500usd). The car is a tank if u service it properly (castrol oil after every 6k). Only problems are those freaking door handles - changed them about 8 times in the last 5 years ive had the car 😂. Old E53 is not a bad car, just stay away from those gas/petrol engines and stick with the bombproof M57.
The Dream Team is finally assembled! He collected them like Pokémon's and saved them from a certain death! And made the Car Ninja earn a lot of money in the process! 🤣🤣🤣
I've learned that the trick to owning older BMWs is that you'd better know how to turn wrenches. We currently have an e36, e39, and an e53 in the family. All have issues, but they are loveable vehicles. Don't want any newer ones, though.
I agree. I work as a mechanic and drive BMWs because I avoid the steep stealership repair costs and fix them myself. My gf and I owned 3 between us. I work specifically at a Toyota dealership. They’re more reliable cars but I would never buy one myself because they don’t have personality.
E36 M3 owner here. Haven't had major issues. Replaced a bunch of old rubber hoses because it had to be done. Starter, alternator, took care of fluid leaks and currently working on suspension bushings. Other than that I love the shit out of my car.
I agree that 2001 is peak BMW. We own 3 2001 BMWs, a 740i Sport, a 740iL, and a 325 ci convertible. I have also considered picking up an X5, so warped minds think alike. Can confirm that having a good independent mechanic is KEY. I would not keep them if I had to take them to the dealership for service.
Yep, saw that cloud of /blue/white smoke. Valve seals usually the problem. You can usually tell the maintenance history on a vehicle when the headlight covers are almost opaque due to lack of prior owners interest in spending $75 to fix.
Dealerships should be held liable for this, or at least news outlets should be jumping on the fact that dealers charge a hefty fee to inspect... except they didn't inspect.
@@Alex0992 You didn't watch the video... he literally has a print out of things inspected on the vehicle by the dealership... watch videos before replying
@@kowalski5599 I did watch the video. Having documents doesnt mean the seller didn't lie fool. The seller could know someone that works at the dealership. He could've photoshopped some documents. It's plenty of ways to produce a fake dealer inspection. Even Tyler could e made all this up to keep his gullible image up.
I had the video playing in the background while doing college homework. I heard MX5 in the intro and you got my attention lol. In my head my mind went "The only M X5 I know is the maxda MX5." Hoovie, I miss your red MX5. The good old days were great. Love the content! Keep it up. Much love
Have you noticed how it’s had a new drivers side rear door? The colour is slightly off and the black pillar trims are a Matt finish, but the rest of the car has gloss finished trims!
If you want to collect good Hyundai’s they should all be 2007-2009. They had a 3 year run just building bulletproof fantastic cars for a great value. Then they started trying to get fancy and the reliability suffered. I work on these things for a living and have owned 2 Tucson’s (1 2.0L and 1 2.7L). 2 Santa Fe’s, both 3.3L’s. And a Veracruz with the 3.8L. They’ve all been high mileage units and they’ve all been unbelievably reliable.
Why you’d buy one of these over an early XC90 V8 is just…baffling. $7500?! For THAT?! In THAT condition?! Add in the $3-4K in repairs and you have a $11,000 X5. Insane.
My family bought a xc90 t5 awd from new in 06 and it was absolutely fantastic and we put over 245k miles on it and it survived me and my 2 siblings and a lot of snow and commuting. The v8 is amazing but they tent to eat transmissions. Otherwise, the t5 is the reliable xc90
@@12pagani T5 is great! T6 was the real transmission eater though. The V8 was worst in the early years from what I hear, but got better as the TF80SC transmission was improved. I love my T6 though, even if it has a time bomb transmission. 270 inline six ponies and 280 lb-ft from 1800 RPM. 0-60 is slow, but 60-100 sure isn’t!
It's absolutely essential to have an honest independent mechanic if you own any imports. My girlfriend has a 2010 C250 Mercedes and when i took it to him for the first A service, he took a look at the mileage and the condition of the oil, just reset it and kicked me out. No charge. Just had first brake pads done all around and his estimate was little less than half of dealer using OEM parts.
Another great vid Hoovie. Interesting to know that even getting a car inspected for seemingly simple stuff is not being done very well. I work in a way, way different business and am finding the same thing--basic shit that easily can cost 2-4 times more in the end --if it is missed in the first review. I no longer--ever--take the first opinion as I was able to do just a couple of years ago. A lot of amateurs out there, but now all at once.
@@martinmessineo4964 this engine is the M62, the N62 which was in his 645ci had the valve stem seal issue. The M62 has it's own set of issues. Most likely it is the PCV.
As someone who is a Flat rate Mercedes tech . You nailed it . I love helping out people with older Benz’s . Other techs don’t care and will price out jobs at obscene labor rates to make money . If they don’t sell the job then they don’t care. There is also the other side where if I see someone bring in a car that is clapped out , I do not want them to waste money on it . Hoping that a $10,000 estimate will scare them out of it and they can get a car that isin’t a money pit.
My man is getting the best line up bmw ever did together!! I can't wait to see them on the track and have those pictures. I beg of a few posters made when it's all said and done!!
I have personally removed and installed a V8 in one of these E53, X5's and without a hoist it is a MONSTER job. A very well made vehicle, but very time consuming to dismantle all the components to free the engine. The V8 is a very snug fit on the steering rack etc and its a slow,patient process.
I noticed the same thing the 11 years I worked at the dealer. The labor rate goes up every year yet our pay never did. When I left the Honda dealer in 2019 the highest paid tech there was at $21.50/hr. That’s what guys made in the 80’s. I now work at an independent shop and make more than I ever thought I would.
I am a dealer tech for Mercedes, and I just want to say you nailed it on the head with your rant on dealers. I’ve been in the game over 19 years now, and I can honestly say it’s a different world! All the dealers are corporate owned now. The pride in ownership of these dealers is gone. They are ran by bean counters and under paid “ managers” that couldn’t care less about the customer. The pressure to produce, and lack of training is a killer.
It's a US-made euro-bad-car, that's even worst, American workers can't assemble that mess, not even the Germans can, and maintain it? takes some patience to do it 19 years, well done, feel good for your work
I do my own work on my Benz. I trust my Mexican to change my hoses more than any dealer in San Diego. Specialty Benz repairs suck too. They couldnt even replace the purge valve hose when it tore before they had it for a week while doing my tranny mount and brake flush.
Gonna say, I owned one of these X5 models bought of my cousin's wife after he died. Loved the engine, terrible fuel economy and breaking plastic parts, etc. What pissed me off was the battery went bad and it is located in the back under the spare, under bolts. Sold it for 2000 and bought a Tacoma and Benz instead.
Do you happen to work for Mercedes Benz of Calabasas cause you described my experience with them to a T
Wouldn't a private dealer care more about money since they are closer to the profit?
Looks like Hoovie's skill is finding good mechanics, not good cars!
Well that bodes well for him and them in his TH-cam channel and his hoopty saving ways 😎
Finding a good mechanic is north of three quarters of the job.
In my opinion he only found one. The car ninja
Finding good cars = no youtube content
He's completely capable of finding good cars. His skill is selling us the "bumbling idiot" narrative.
Hoovie is the Auto Mechanic Whisperer
I fuckin love Jonny. Straight shooting and no bs. The best master BMW mechanic around
Yes, if you’re going to specialize, find a brand that breaks constantly, with starry-eyed owners who will spend on their “babies.”
@@markstevens1729 Yet again, we have another American who only likes GM and Ford products. Cars like these are not cheap, they need preventive maintenance which is more expensive than other brands and they also have maintenance intervals, which are made for reliability reasons - you don't want to slack on them. These cars depreciate and when you have Ferrari-priced maintenance in a Toyota-priced car, you're asking for it. People buy these cheap, except cheap maintenance prices, but realise they can't afford it, so the cars break and break and come to a point where it costs an arm and a leg to fix and get right. They then get sold on and bought by people like Hoovie, who rants about their reliability. Smh American people...
@@saimk4239 im an american who doesnt like american cars. these bmws are junk lol who buys something to only have it in the shop and cost u a fortune lol i would never. give me a new one on under warranty or give me a used lexus i never have to worry about
@@saimk4239
Bro how did you copy exactly what I was going to say! Haha well said. People always have something to say and have no clue. The video even shows how dumb people can be, you take it to the dealer and they say it’s good to go and things that have been checked and in reality it hasn’t, so the owner is expecting a good car. These cars are for people with money and who’s familiar to the car. People love to get their opinions rushed on here as if BMWs 3L - 6L performance calibrated engines are suppose to be as simple and cheap as the a 1.5L-2.5L Toyota/Honda/ economy focus or whatever motors, ridiculous.
him and car wizard are so passionate about fixing cars
My favorite thing about Hoovie, The Wiziard and Ninja’s channels is that they have seen fit to fight the common notion that all “mechanics” are out to get you… as a tech myself, no longer making a living that way, it warms my heart to see good folks doing things right and finding a way to make financial gain in an honest and helpful way for folks who may not know anything about the topics at hand. THIS! This is what TH-cam started as and these fellas have refined it into “Edutainment”! I want in!
being a mechanic and a BMW driver I just accept that everyone will hate my guts even if i am honest and use my blinkers XD
The seller lied to you about so many things there's no way he didn't mean to screw you.
"The only person who screws Mr. Hoovie is Mrs. Hoovie." Mrs. Hoovie
He 7500 hundred and knew Tyler wanted the truck.
Kinda seems more like the guy got saved/screwed over by the dealer.
But as old mate says, hoovie wanted the bike
@@drumboarder1 I'm not buying that
He was a shrewd negotiator and met Hoovie right in the middle at full price.
Johnny, the car ninja, has developed into a real TH-cam personality. He tells it like he sees it.
His wit is great
I had an albanian mechanic like him, simply the best
I always love the Car Ninja’s blunt honesty. “Yes this is going to be much more than a project car” if i had a ninja in near me I would own a BMW.
Yeah I was thinking that, too. I need to start finding my local mechanical genius.
Yep, drive by a used stealer ship selling one of these for…wait for it…yep 7500, looks good. Same color, different wheels, five stars.
If you have money to keep bmw on road you would drive Ferrari or Lambo anyway so what's the point?
Guess you like handing them your money if that was the case. Lol
@shawn bishop if you were in Illinois I know a guy from Lebanon most honest and trustworthy mechanic I’ve ever met and one of the best human beings I’ve met too he specializes in all cars but his son is into BMWs especially the five series so much so that I would buy a BMW because of his father and I have never heard anything positive about BMW maintenance
Finding a good independent shop is one of the greatest things being a car enthusiast. Thanks for showing us you all still exist car ninja.
Being capable of doing your own work on your own car is a real enthusiast.
I’m considering moving to Kansas just to have easy access to wizard and ninja. It would change my car purchase habits immediately.
@@flaggrad I wouldn't move to Kansas for that.
On the flip side, finding the wrong independent shop and your car is toasted! The guy might claim to know how to work on your specific car/engine and ends up messing it up completely!
Unless it's under warranty, the dealer is always the wrong place to go.
Hoovie "let's floor it!" And all that blue smoke in the rear. 😆
Yeah I noticed that as well.
I'd definitely polish up the headlights on all the 2001 line-up models of yours, so they would almost look brand new on photos from a certain distance (I guess there will be a lot of photos now that you've collected them all).
Clouded, yellowish headlights can really age down a cars' look, worth doing them.
PLEASE, get the headlights fixed on all the BMW's before you line them up!! that will make a huge difference. Please!
Yeah those definitely needs some attention
Couldn't agree more.
Yes please, it was the first thing I noticed. Inexpensive fix but makes a HUGE difference to first impressions.
Specifically the M5
Yeah spend $20 on one of those Meguiars headlight polishing kits. I was able to do 4 or 5 cars with that before I ran out, made them all look like brand new and idiot proof, they give you all the sandpaper and polish in one box.
"I bought an old BMW X5 and feel massively screwed." And water is wet.
"I bought a BMW and I'm massively screwed." Grammarly corrected.
@@flbartlett you do realise that you can 'feel' massively screwed right? So grammatically there was nothing wrong with that sentence. It was expressing a state of mind. But hey it's an x5 so both work perfectly fine .
@@Notthetimeforit I wasn't correcting grammar. I was poking fun at the misery BMW ownership and the relentlessly TH-cam marketed product Grammarly.
@@flbartlett Ha, all good I was just stirring shit. Can't say I've seen youtube marketing grammerly, I just get a tonne of political ads for Australia.
@@flbartlett but the BMW misery I can agree with you on. Have to be a masochist to own one.
Hoovie: "He said it wasn't a project"
Ninja: "Then what is it?"
LMAO
Well, to be fair a "project" is a car worth fixing. So this one might not be a project.
When he said that, my inner voice immediately screamed out garbage
He sold the car to hoovie, of course its a project car.
Haven't Chevy just launched a 1000hp 10l crate engine. Sooooo, LS swap!!!!!!
Defo a project car
I think he meant POS! Not project 🤣 Maybe bad cell signal? 😆
Dealer: "We can't sell Hoovie a working car. He doesn't like those."
It would make a great episode to fly out to talk to the previous owner...or better yet, go visit the dealer and review their estimate with them.
Previous owner and dealer are possiblity the same.
I wonder if the seller faked the inspection by downloading a template inspection sheet off the internet and adding their own check marks. Like a blank Word document where they can type the check marks in. And they marked some problems to make themselves seem honest.
Or the inspector at the BMW dealership mixed up two different cars and that's why he said some things on Hoovie's BMW were broken but they really were fine (like tie rods) and passed the inspection when it shouldn't have.
This would make for an amazing Cartrek episode. Instead of constant challenges, an actual Top Gear like presentation/tribute about the 2001 BMW lineup like what they did with Lancia.
Seller: NO negotiation, I know what I have
Ninja: Even your dealer didn't find everything wrong with it...
Sounds like he got rolled don’t it. Auto tempest would have yielded better unit I bet. Pooooor Hoovie.
Jonny was being polite, he didn't want to say the dealer defrauded Tyler on camera. Which is exactly what the dealer did as they clearly didn't do an inspection and just ticked all the boxes.
If a dealer did that to me it'd be lawsuit time.
@@jwenting Read the fine print. Surely you don't think a dealership is going to open itself up to litigation for some meth-uped washed-out mechanic do you?
@@timkinley1779 fine print like that wouldn't pass legal muster here, and I doubt it would in the US either.
@@JohnSmith-uy2jg a Tesla is all good until the 7 thousand dollar battery pack goes out
8:05 When hoovie floored it off the line, you can see the ploom of smoke thicken as the engine got up in the rev range😂
I scrolled down waiting for this comment. I’m glad i wasn’t the only one to notice.
@@nickforsythandkids Nah, I saw it too
Yep saw that 😬
Saw it too
What? A petrol BMW that smokes? 😂😂😂
I remember driving a few and one in particular, was so bad, I couldn’t see the cars behind me! 🤦♂️😂
I just bought an X5 3.0 SPORT w those 4.4 20 inch wheels that hoovie has in his video. Just bought all new 20 inch toyos at iii. I put drilled and slotted rotors all new tires, new rear brakes, new o2 sensors, spark plugs, filters and fluids, and got it to pass smog. Got it for 2k 140k miles clean title mint cherry black interior. It runs great. Just tinted it. I paid 1000$ back fees and about 1k in service i did myself and parts. It a great vehicle now.
Got an m54 04 x5 too, just ordered myself some style 87s like yours, she is about to look mean with this staggered setup.
It would be cool to see Tyler’s fleet of early 2000s, all silver BMW fleet alongside all new, comparable BMW vehicles in silver. M8 next to the Z8, Z4 next to the Z3, etc
Love Johnnie’s smile.His knowledge goes with out saying, I hope you really understand how lucky you are to have him work on your stuff.
I've pretty much conceded to the fact that the dealer is absolutely worthless except for warranty repairs and new cars.
Just this morning on Jonny's channel a customer brought in a BMW straight from the dealer for work. He did have the dealer replace the battery with an AGM version and when Jonny looked at it, it wasn't an AGM battery.
There's a reason we call them "stealers" not "dealers".
Volvo just issued a recall for our 2002 and 2007 wagons. We'll have to have the airbags replaced at the dealership. I'm scared these guys will screw it up in a hurry and get me killed!
I'm lucky I got a good Honda dealer by me. Never up sell, let me known my Acura is in great shape and actually do work. I also only do things like alignment and fluids with them. There is other brands around that I'd never even drive into the lot of.
So, you're saying you bought the X5 4.6is in the best mechanical condition available?
LOL, pretty sad isn’t it!
It sounds like you "firmly" need to give the seller a negative review on Ebay.
Things to come: FSR, DSC, Wheel speed sensors, (Ding, "Transmission fail-safe mode") Bang.. into second it goes.
Along with the alternator and 4 of the BCMs.....oh shit, the fuel pump just croaked....typical things with newer BeMyWife.
And then the rear lower control arm bushings. And I think the air suspension wasn’t designed well, I had clips crack on mine and it exposed a leak, air suspension problems.
Alternator bracket gasket leaking oil: Am I a joke to you?
yuppers money pit to the next level; this mechanic i so in the right line of auto work its not even funny
Hoovie: "Bought the vehicle sight-unseen."
BMW Dealer: "Safetied the vehicle sight-unseen."
Not just safeties it, but gave it a bunk Certified Inspection. Lawyer up…
I love how Hoovie is starting to fill up the car Ninja’s garage just like the Wizard’s
free storage is all I'm going to say......
@@muskokamike127 It’s free real estate!
Supporting the local economy?... 😂
@@muskokamike127 Free might be a stretch lol
@@danielnelson4881 well, he isn't paying for storage.....so yeah, it is technically "free".
Tbh this has become one of my most favourite Shows on TH-cam rn. Just like Johnny said, this has never been done before and the lineup youre creating is incredibly unique. Really looking forward to the track day!
I get what Hoovie is saying about the issue with techs and experience, however missing items on a visual PPI is shear negligence.
Spot on with your assessment of dealerships. If it doesn't throw a code or explode, they want nothing to do with it. Companies don't stand behind their products anymore.
My mom briefly owned one of those first gen 4.6is's that her friend sold her *very* used in like 2014. I was only 18 but even then I still knew how much of a tragedy it was gonna be, and I tried to talk her out of it but she loved the way it drove and she got a "great deal" on it from the friend. That thing wound up being such a massive pile of shit, she traded it in like 8 months afterwards. It just did not want to live on this earth. I've never seen a car break so comically so many times
So many people think used BMWs are great deals. They’re only great if they’ve been really properly maintained, which most haven’t.
I bought a manual E53 budgeting for a grand or two in repairs, in six months it’s only needed an oil change.
When you first buy a BMW used you are can understand how the Germans could think they could fight the world in two world wars. The cars are beautifully engineered. After you own them and they are out of warranty, you then see why they lost two world wars. My 2002 330CI was gorgeous, until the sunroof broke, the electrical issues, and the interior glue started falling apart. The sagging headliner was a sign that the car needed to go. I look at BMW's, but I don't buy anymore. Lexus for me.
@@Widemouth1832 yup, I agree. German engineers build monuments to themselves.
@@stormix5755 Even when they have been maintained well, it's only a matter of time before you need to tear the front of your car off for a repair or empty your pockets.
@@Widemouth1832 yep you cannot beat lexus quality. My 2005 ES330 now has just passed 270,000 miles and it is absolutely perfect. Just needed general maintenance. Every little feature still works too and it’s in beautiful shape. I pamper it lol. I also recently just bought a very neglected GS430, needs a lot of cosmetic work but mechanically it’s very welll and it’s a beast!
,,I used to own one when I was only a few years old"
I can imagine Tyler driving around in his X5 when he was 10.
I stopped working for dealerships when they stopped increasing pay based on door rates and replaced them with upsell incentives, productivity incentives, customer survey results. They hope that these incentives make techs better, but because they get flat rate, it's better to just rush the job and beat the labor time than to try for these bonus incentives
I used to work for a service centre and have been around mechanics most of my life. The book rates are weird. Some "times" are so easily beatable it's comical while others are so tight it's comical. Right now, I know a mech who charges $1200 for a 4 wheel brake job including rotors (not calipers) for a Ford F150 pickup and the dealer charges $1400 per axle. If there are no issues the parts cost him $300 and he can bang it off in about an hour.
What a great ad for independant mechanics! The only trick is finding one that isn't trying to be dishonest and has the skills.
Man I almost want to make the trip across the country to have Jonny go thru my 02 325ci. Love this era of bmw. This video has me wanting an X5 now as a daily 😳
dont do it like Hoovie and believe what the seller tells you
10:35 "This is mine, right?" Imagine owning so many cars that you've lost track of which random cars you see are yours.
Lol! I think he was just making sure it wasn’t another customers silver 5 series but his. Not the rarest car around.
I’m so happy for your family of bmws. Can’t wait to see them lined up. When I was ten I used to build and spec. out these cars online with dial-up internet.
A BMW dealer lying about the condition of a used BMW?
The hell you say!😮
Take them to small claims court!
owner probably revealed he was only inspecting it to sell it. If he had said he was inspecting it to fix then they would have found everything plus things not needed to stack on top !
The dealership doesnt really have any reason to lie about an inspection. They probably just rushed it like usual. .
FAKE inspection.. Photocopied.. Ring the dealer and see if its legit
The owner says to BMW, "I'm trying to sell this car", BMW gives them the sellers "special" inspection
How do you know the guy you bought if from wasn't buddies with someone at the dealership and had them do a bogus inspection?
Hoovie knows what he is doing. It is good info and entertainment and shows how valuable a good mechanic can be.
Seller: "This is not a project car"
BMW: "MY INSIDES ARE OUTSIDES!!!"
I love the ninja and wizard. Its so hard to find good trustworthy shops.
I’ve taken my bmw wagon to Johnny 3 times now or so. He’s great.
Looks like BMW of Bowling Green, KY did an excellent job with the inspection!
More like in cahoots with seller
@@jcmerchan5336 Seems probable - given that the seller purchased the PPI, it would be in their best interest to go easy on a vehicle on its way to an out-of-state buyer.
@@jcmerchan5336 I noticed that the seller lived in the Chicago area. Why go to Kentucky for an inspection?? Hmmm...
@@kurancy Must be working with the shady seller and just passed this.
The irony being that the seller didn't use any KY when he shafted Hoovie.
Yeah tyler....respect for your tenacity in following through your plan....rescueing old BMWs...now that is definitely a job for not the faint- hearted
My X brother in law was a service writer for several Mercedes and BMW dealerships in LA. What people don't but should know is they work on commission. That should tell you all you need to know. When you drive up to a service department at your dealership, the service writer is the first person you meet. Cue the theme to Jaws.
I love how ninja fixed the wood in the M5 before the mechanical stuff. Thank god he corrected that abomination.
I really love this series. Make sure to also polish the headlights/taillights on the M5, and on all of them for that matter
Yes someone else noticed it there driving me crazy !!!! Lol 😂
Wet sand from as low as 400 up to 800, let dry, then apply spraymax 2k clear for a full lense restoration that'll last years. (lurk in a headlight enthusiast group on fb and that's the go to method for restoring lenses)
Should have taken it to the local dealer as well to see what they said. Would have been interesting to see how they stacked up to the Ninja.
Life goals. Walking through my mechanics garage saying "This is mine right?"
hhaHAHHhHhahahahahaha thank you.
I hope Tyler orders a professional photoshoot of the BMW dream team in style of 1999-2001 sales brochures with sunsets and marker lights and glossy pavement. I would buy a poster of that.
I feel your X5 pain 😂
does yours also appear to blow blue smoke when you redline it? 8:09
*I've got an X5 with 82,000 miles. Beautiful interior, beautiful exterior. Drivetrain is a nightmare in every way.*
Haha. You can probably say that on 100’s of cars. You’re the man, JR. love your channel.
@@1nvisible1 what engine?
5X the pain?
Seller is Urination Bob, “don’t tell anyone I sold this to you!”
actually it would be better than one of his cars, that fiat 124 spider he has and covered is exceptionally rough and needs a full bare metal respray with repairs, with fog lights that have damaged the non original hood fitted to it, and he's asking 15K, when its at most a 6.5K car with the amount of money and work its gonna cost to refinish it back to an acceptable standard, which would be another 12 grand provided they dont find anything else wrong with it.
@Sean _ DIARRHEA BILL LMAOOOO
I own a 2004 X5 3.0L with 6speed manual. It's been the most reliable car I've ever owned, 300,000km and still my daily driver. The V8s had alot a issues and all that power really put that drivetrain to work but with the inline 6 👌
Yeah the 6s are much more reliable besides all those plastic parts especially the coolant parts almost got a 09 for 500 bucks. But missed it
I don't like BMWs but that 3L straight 6 is one of the best engines ever put in a car.
I've got a 3l e53 as a diesel and has over 250'000km at the moment, not a single relevant repair done yet. It's beside my e36 328i i had, the most reliable car i've ever owned!
@8:09 did you see the amount of smoke coming out when you floored it? You can definitely see how the view gets grayed out and clears up once you let off the throttle.
I have a 2004 X5 with the 3.0L 6 cylinder and I love that thing. I've had some issues over the years, but nothing out of the ordinary. Suspension, tires, brakes, power steering pump and some air con maintenance. Things that just eventually go out ,especially on a 16/17 year old vehicle. Seeing your's swaying when you turned the wheel back and forth was nuts and I was telling my wife today as we were on a round a bout to get on the freeway how ours drives more like a sports car than an SUV. I was accelerating around the roundy thing, not slowing down. Once ninja sorts your out, you'll love it for sure.
8:12 she's putting out quite a bit of blue smoke there when you floored it. That things gonna need a complete engine overhaul.
Bye bye valve seals
Stopped the video just to look for this comment
Yep, wonder if they are going to notice it?
@@wobblysauce probably not until it blows on the track.
Probably just the PCV system
I still love my 2005 x5M. The windows have been a pain in the ass, but when it's mattered, she got me where I was going. And when she's feeling well she drives like a dream.
Your left rear door has been replaced with a wrong one, the window trim finish is flat vs gloss on all others.
Damn, you're right! 6:08
I noticed that too
Yep.
These engines are fantastic and the feel of these early X5s, like the first gen L322 it shared so much with, is unbeatable. But there is just so much that keeps breaking. The transmission fail safe mode is a big one.
Tyler's looking at the camera every time Ninja shows an inconsistency is basically Tyler giving an F you to the dealership and the seller who've obviously done a number here.
The first auto brand that separates the dealer from the authorized service shops will win over all the others... Its a conflict of interest.
Dealers should sell cars, service centers should service and repair them and sell only spare parts.
Perhaps your onto something BUT if dealers only sold cars lots of them would close down because many break even with the combo one or the other they would die slowly. But I do agree with the current stigma that is car dealer ships they should separate them so they don’t constantly make your car sound like it’s so bad and junky that it’s time to get a new one.
You don’t understand how many times I hear ppl say “yeah I took my car to the dealer and they say it’s so bad I need to get a new one, it’s time” that’s like a car dealer that doesn’t have a “sale” going on, when isn’t it “time” to get a new car lol if the dealership tells you your car is tok far gone and it’s time for a new one then immediately ask for the print out of what’s wrong and proceed to take it to another repair shop immediately
@@B0xlife1 I don't think dealerships barely make money selling new cars, I don't know if they changed things but 20 yrs ago when I went to mechanics school, my small business management teacher who used to sell caddys, as part of his class curiculum used the example of this chevy dealership on the high way it was huge.
He said the guy who opened it in the late fifties grew it to it's size he managed it and even sold cars into his seventies until he died. His two sons inherited it but wanted nothing to do with selling cars so they hired someone to run it and the only time they stepped foot in there was twice a year to collect a high six or low eight figure check.
He explained how they got that check was every car that gm sent the had a certain amount of extra money set aside, say 1000 bucks a vehicle. Everyday it remained unsold gm would deduct a certain amount and when it sold they would get that extra money on top of the mark up for the car, if they were to have a high turn over like that place did they could earn millions a year. They may have changed how they do it now after the bankruptcy and all.
Hey Hoovie, I want to thank you for this particular project. As a BMW fan I find it thoroughly enjoyable
"Bro I didn't know you were a youtuber I'm sorry I sold it to you like that I was just going off of what the dealer told me"
fwd this video to the service manager
Dude's probably a friend with a tech at that dealership. "Hey, could you inspect this car real quick and make it look good for me, I'll buy you a beer."
Oh some shop a give dude some cash you get inspections you want 😂
@@MAGGOT_VOMIT God dang cell I was mess around at work didn't check 😂
Hoovie said you did all you could by taking it to the dealer. Sounds like he is blaming the dealer, not you!
Sounds like someone did a desk-based inspection and got check happy with their water-cooled ball point pen. In other trades they call that "radioing" an inspection.
Hoovie, your regular uploads have been wonderful. Almost like watching a syndicated sitcom back in the day. Thank you!
Car Ninja should call his shop the "Dojo".
The guy who sold you the car is either cringing or nodding in agreement with all the issues that thing has smh
Underrated comment
Love this collection you're building. I would expand it to include a 750 iL, a 530/540 touring, and a 3 series sedan and touring, and another clownshoe for the ultimate lineup.
Def a clownshoe, but I would go for the far rare 2001 and up 3.0 instead of the M.
did he have a clown shoe in the back ground at one stage?
I have same year and color model, only with a M57 3.0D.
287 000 miles, engine is in perfect condition, even the turbo is original. Only changed 1 injector.
Gearbox was rebuilt 4-5years ago (about 2500usd).
The car is a tank if u service it properly (castrol oil after every 6k).
Only problems are those freaking door handles - changed them about 8 times in the last 5 years ive had the car 😂.
Old E53 is not a bad car, just stay away from those gas/petrol engines and stick with the bombproof M57.
Love seeing how much better the ninja is around the camera now, so relaxed and can joke around easy, love the ninja
The Dream Team is finally assembled! He collected them like Pokémon's and saved them from a certain death! And made the Car Ninja earn a lot of money in the process! 🤣🤣🤣
Yep! Time to send them to the crusher.
So has Hoovie.
Ninja has a cabin on that lake I think, Hoovie can help him pay it off.
HELL YEA! we all need to collect cars like pokemon cards
The BWM Infinity Gauntlet like Thanos
I've learned that the trick to owning older BMWs is that you'd better know how to turn wrenches. We currently have an e36, e39, and an e53 in the family. All have issues, but they are loveable vehicles. Don't want any newer ones, though.
I agree. I work as a mechanic and drive BMWs because I avoid the steep stealership repair costs and fix them myself. My gf and I owned 3 between us. I work specifically at a Toyota dealership. They’re more reliable cars but I would never buy one myself because they don’t have personality.
Brother....I agree! Nothing like the older BMWs!!!
E36 M3 owner here. Haven't had major issues. Replaced a bunch of old rubber hoses because it had to be done. Starter, alternator, took care of fluid leaks and currently working on suspension bushings. Other than that I love the shit out of my car.
Agree 100%. E53 3.0 and E85 Z4 owner here. Both with M54 engines. I don’t want to let them go. Fairly easy to repair and maintain.
That's fine if you don't mind spending every fucking weekend in the garage. I got over that several BMWs ago.
LOVING all the tasty BMW content from Tyler!
You aren't tired of them by now ?
@@fredmertz1791 Nah, I like Audi's they are repairable.
@@machtschnell7452 lOL.
@@machtschnell7452 take your Audi. A4 THRU A6 and try to change the disc brake pads. See what happens
I agree that 2001 is peak BMW. We own 3 2001 BMWs, a 740i Sport, a 740iL, and a 325 ci convertible. I have also considered picking up an X5, so warped minds think alike. Can confirm that having a good independent mechanic is KEY. I would not keep them if I had to take them to the dealership for service.
Hoovie "I don't learn from my mistakes" that is one of the things I like about you!!!
"this hasn't age well mechanically" you can say that again 🤣🤣🤣
8:07 I wonder what everyone else at the lights was thinking as he accelerates away in a cloud of smoke
Yep, saw that cloud of /blue/white smoke. Valve seals usually the problem. You can usually tell the maintenance history on a vehicle when the headlight covers are almost opaque due to lack of prior owners interest in spending $75 to fix.
Haha I thought I was seeing things but it is a little smoky
Dealerships should be held liable for this, or at least news outlets should be jumping on the fact that dealers charge a hefty fee to inspect... except they didn't inspect.
Maybe the seller lied
@@Alex0992 You didn't watch the video... he literally has a print out of things inspected on the vehicle by the dealership... watch videos before replying
@@kowalski5599 I did watch the video. Having documents doesnt mean the seller didn't lie fool. The seller could know someone that works at the dealership. He could've photoshopped some documents. It's plenty of ways to produce a fake dealer inspection. Even Tyler could e made all this up to keep his gullible image up.
@@kowalski5599 use your critical thinking skills before you try and be a smart ass kid
@@kowalski5599 photocopier is a wonderful thing... Never trust a seller of cars
I had the video playing in the background while doing college homework. I heard MX5 in the intro and you got my attention lol. In my head my mind went "The only M X5 I know is the maxda MX5."
Hoovie, I miss your red MX5. The good old days were great. Love the content! Keep it up. Much love
Have you noticed how it’s had a new drivers side rear door?
The colour is slightly off and the black pillar trims are a Matt finish, but the rest of the car has gloss finished trims!
"It's not a project!"
It's a parts donor.
Can’t wait for next years series where Tyler purchases every Hyundai model from 2016
No jokes all good cars. Just not very exciting….
Idk anyone collecting hyundais, but many ppl collect bmw
If you want to collect good Hyundai’s they should all be 2007-2009. They had a 3 year run just building bulletproof fantastic cars for a great value. Then they started trying to get fancy and the reliability suffered. I work on these things for a living and have owned 2 Tucson’s (1 2.0L and 1 2.7L). 2 Santa Fe’s, both 3.3L’s. And a Veracruz with the 3.8L. They’ve all been high mileage units and they’ve all been unbelievably reliable.
The CHEAPEST Elantra ON EARTH
All the 2016 Hyundai models still have 5 years of warranty left!
As a Bmw enthusiast, I’m really enjoying all the bmw dream team assembly 👍👍
Hoovie sees a bunch of “problems”, all I can see is Aar *least* a months worth of premium content!😁👌🏾
Car Ninja is definitely one of my most favorite people. Awesome dude all around.
Did Stevie Wonder perform that inspection?
Almost every mechanic I've met thinks any other mechanic doesn't know squat.
This what you call slip guy some cash and bang you got clear inspection
Signed, Sealed, Delivered, it's yours!
Why you’d buy one of these over an early XC90 V8 is just…baffling. $7500?! For THAT?! In THAT condition?! Add in the $3-4K in repairs and you have a $11,000 X5. Insane.
My family bought a xc90 t5 awd from new in 06 and it was absolutely fantastic and we put over 245k miles on it and it survived me and my 2 siblings and a lot of snow and commuting. The v8 is amazing but they tent to eat transmissions. Otherwise, the t5 is the reliable xc90
@@12pagani T5 is great! T6 was the real transmission eater though. The V8 was worst in the early years from what I hear, but got better as the TF80SC transmission was improved. I love my T6 though, even if it has a time bomb transmission. 270 inline six ponies and 280 lb-ft from 1800 RPM. 0-60 is slow, but 60-100 sure isn’t!
You can buy a V8 E70 for less than 11k.
The white Lambo at the beginning was so near the Bimmer door, that hopefully no Lambos were harmed during the filming of this episode.
I thought that exact thing. I felt a little sick inside :(
It's absolutely essential to have an honest independent mechanic if you own any imports. My girlfriend has a 2010 C250 Mercedes and when i took it to him for the first A service, he took a look at the mileage and the condition of the oil, just reset it and kicked me out. No charge. Just had first brake pads done all around and his estimate was little less than half of dealer using OEM parts.
Another great vid Hoovie.
Interesting to know that even getting a car inspected for seemingly simple stuff is not being done very well.
I work in a way, way different business and am finding the same thing--basic shit that easily can cost 2-4 times more in the end --if it is missed in the first review. I no longer--ever--take the first opinion as I was able to do just a couple of years ago.
A lot of amateurs out there, but now all at once.
looked like a nice bit of blue smoke out the back window when you floored it
I saw that too. Valve seals?
It's a BMW. If it doesn't blow blue smoke something is broken :)
2003 was the year of blue smoke.
@@martinmessineo4964 this engine is the M62, the N62 which was in his 645ci had the valve stem seal issue. The M62 has it's own set of issues. Most likely it is the PCV.
Car Ninja is a beast. straight shooter and a really good guy
I love Hoovie's garage it cracks me up everytime.
As someone who is a Flat rate Mercedes tech . You nailed it . I love helping out people with older Benz’s . Other techs don’t care and will price out jobs at obscene labor rates to make money . If they don’t sell the job then they don’t care. There is also the other side where if I see someone bring in a car that is clapped out , I do not want them to waste money on it . Hoping that a $10,000 estimate will scare them out of it and they can get a car that isin’t a money pit.
My man is getting the best line up bmw ever did together!! I can't wait to see them on the track and have those pictures. I beg of a few posters made when it's all said and done!!
Ninja - "I got so high cleaning this."
Hoovie "HOW?!"
Ninja - "Chemicals"
Literally one of the funniest things I've heard on this channel 😭
I love how the ninja looks so chuffed with himself at times. Its quite adorable.
“Ed probably would have offered two grand.” LOL
Ed would of been right that car is a money pit
Yes. Smack dab in the middle.
No more than 3,000in the shape the the dealer wrote up. 7500 in perfect condition. 14,000$ hard pass. These cars are in no way collector status
I have personally removed and installed a V8 in one of these E53, X5's and without a hoist it is a MONSTER job. A very well made vehicle, but very time consuming to dismantle all the components to free the engine. The V8 is a very snug fit on the steering rack etc and its a slow,patient process.
Damn I bet it was, that would be a daunting task for anyone.
@@nzuncovered1845 the mechanic across the road quoted Aussie $3500 for labor ;)
I noticed the same thing the 11 years I worked at the dealer. The labor rate goes up every year yet our pay never did. When I left the Honda dealer in 2019 the highest paid tech there was at $21.50/hr. That’s what guys made in the 80’s. I now work at an independent shop and make more than I ever thought I would.